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The Streets of Paris - Les Rues de Paris

December13

Et chaque fois, les feuilles mortes ♪ ♬ ♩

A photo that I took the other day with my iPhone of some fallen leaves on a fall day in Paris

Une photo que j’ai prise l’autre jour avec mon iPhone d’une feuille par terre dans une rue de Paris.

Autumn Leaves on a Parisian Street - Feuilles d'automne  sur une rue de Paris
Autumn Leaves on a Parisian Street - Feuilles d’automne dans une rue de Paris

Paris - where chewed gum is used on the sidewalks to absorb shocks

Am I the only one that notices that all of the sidewalks in Paris are covered in ABC gum (”Already Been Chewed”)? My theory is that the chewing gum surface provides a sort of cushion layer to the pavement, which in great quantiy will reduce the hardness and absorb some of the shocks incurred by pedestrians. Parisians must just spit their gum out on the streets to keep their knees from giving out from all of that walking they do.

Fall leaf near a man hole on a Parisian Street
Fall leaf near a man hole on a Parisian Street

What’s your theory on this chewed up spit out gum that lines the streets of Paris?

One Comment to

“The Streets of Paris - Les Rues de Paris”

  1. On April 27th, 2011 at 5:56 pm C Peters Says:

    What do gum and excrement have in common? They both start with putting something in your mouth. Why do so many people think it’s OK to put ANY of their CRAP on the sidewalk?

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